Christians without Borders
Between the worldwide refugee crisis and the discussion of U.S. immigration in our presidential debates, we are faced with the question of how we respond to those who cross the borders…
Drinking Our Fill of the Spirit [Text and Video]
“What Jesus means is that to truly have life, we must drink deeply of the life of the Spirit. This means entering fully into the Passion of Life, the struggle for liberation and salvation. Otherwise, this becomes a highly stylized ritual with no real meaning—people drinking from golden goblets in palaces, secure in their privilege.”
Colmándonos de Dios
Cuando yo era niña, a veces mi familia íbamos a la casa de mi abuela en San Francisco. Cuando llegábamos, típicamente mi abuela era en la cocina, preparando una cena…
To follow you must lead; to lead you must follow (sermon video)
[Preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA, May 17, 2015) Readings: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 John 17: 6-19 Click here to watch this sermon.
The Empire of Truth (sermon video)
[Preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA on Good Friday, 2015] Reading: John 18:28-19:8 Click here to watch this sermon, one of five preached by our clergy staff on Good…
Amistad como la mejor forma de amor
Hoy es el Día de la Madre. Ayer, yo regresé a California después dos semanas a una escuela de idiomas en Costa Rica–justo a tiempo para este día. Hice este…
Christianity Lite? Puhleeeez.
Back in 2003, when I decided to leave the Catholic Church and to be received into the Episcopal Church, people told me that I had chosen “Catholic Lite,” as in “all…
The Earthiness of the Risen Christ (sermon video)
Preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA on 4/19/2015 (Third Easter) Readings: 1 John 3:1-7 and Luke 24:36-48 Click here to watch a video of this sermon.
Talking to Jesus at Night: A Lenten Meditation
Talking to Jesus at Night Janine Schenone We rarely get glimpses of Jesus at night in the Bible. The two that come to mind are Jesus’ night in Gethsemane before…
Lenten meditation on hope
I have been reflecting a great deal upon hope in this Lenten season. This started when I preached on the second Sunday of Lent about the phrase “hoping against hope”…
To Live Is to Change
[Preached in Spanish at All Saints Church, February 15, 2015] There are two types of people in this world: those who embrace change, and those who do not. Guess which…
Vivir es Cambiar
[Predicado a La Iglesia Todos Los Santos el 15 de febrero, 2015] Hay dos tipos de personas en este mundo: los que abrazan el cambio, y los que no lo…
In Praise of Competition
“Competition” is a bad word to most spiritual teachers and theologians. Especially in feminist, womanist, and mujerista theology, competition is seen as a male, patriarchal value that leads to battle, destruction and…
Girl, Interrupted (by God)
God uses the ordinary to achieve the extraordinary. The idea is not for us to become great, but for us to become like Mary: To sing the song she sings: “My soul magnifies the greatness of God.”
